Human Factors Manager

As a leading company in our industry, we have made a name for ourselves through continuous growth. Become part of our successful new Human Factors team in Burgdorf and contribute your expertise

Human Factors Manager | 80 - 100%

Ref. No. 7516

Location: Burgdorf | Hybrid

Contribute to the cutting-edge development of medical technology solutions and thrive in an environment that offers a great amount of autonomy.

Your main tasks

• Responsibility for planning and execution of human factors engineering programs according to current standards and guidelines (i.e., IEC 62366, FDA HFE Guidance, etc.)
• Contribute to the development and optimization of user interface and industrial design of our medical devices within interdisciplinary teams
• Responsible for end-to-end realization of formative and summative human factors studies
• Analysis, interpretation and documentation of findings from human factors studies and user research including recommendations for product development
• Creation and maintenance of usability engineering files for product approvals in collaboration with the project or product teams
• Consulting of product and project managers regarding regulatory requirements for human factors / usability engineering
• Attendance of congresses and monitoring of trends in the field of human factors and user experience research & design

Your profile

• Bachelor/Master (FH/University) with a focus on ergonomics/product design/psychology/usability/human factors or related fields
• At least 3 – 5 years experience in the application of usability/human factors engineering for medical devices and/or combination products (IEC 62366 as well as FDA HFE Guidance)
• Experience in international submissions in the field of medical devices and/or combination products (EU MDR, FDA, Health Canada, etc.)
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-culturally in diverse, interdisciplinary and international environments
• Experience with digital health technologies is a plus
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional languages are an advantage

Ypsomed - making the treatment of chronic diseases possible

More than 2,000 employees worldwide develop and produce injection and infusion systems for self-medication with the Ypsomed Group. We are a successful, rapidly growing, family-owned company headquartered in Burgdorf (CH) with various production sites and subsidiaries around the world. With our market-leading products and solutions, we enable people all over the globe to self-treatment. Despite chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or certain types of cancer, they are provided with the greatest possible quality of life.

Contact

Alain Rusconi
Human Resources Expert Recruiting

+41 (0) 34 424 28 64

Your future place of work

Burgdorf